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December 15, 2018

US, Canada look to ease strains amid 3-way spat with China

The United States and Canada moved Friday to ease tensions between them over the case of a top Chinese technology executive ...

December 14, 2018

Detentions raise fears, cast doubt on China's policies

By detaining two Canadians in an apparent act of retaliation, China is looking like the country its harshest critics say it ...

December 14, 2018

Trump asserts China's economy feeling his tariff pressure

President Donald Trump says China's economy is feeling the pressure of his tariffs, and he thinks a "big and very ...

December 14, 2018

The Latest: Pompeo condemns China's detention of 2 Canadians

The Latest on talks between the U.S. and Canada (all times local): ___ 1:50 p.m. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the ...

December 14, 2018

Climate talks inch forward in Poland, islands threaten veto

Bleary-eyed after almost two weeks of negotiations, officials from almost 200 countries on Friday discussed the first ...

December 14, 2018

Canadian minister postpones trip to China amid tensions

Canada's tourism minister is postponing a trip to China amid tensions over the arrest of a Chinese tech executive on behalf ...

December 14, 2018

Global stocks slide following weak reports from China

Stocks are sagging Friday after weak economic data from China has investors worrying about the global economy again.

December 14, 2018

World markets fall on Chinese growth concerns

World stock markets slipped Friday after China reported weaker-than-expected economic data, stirring up worries about the ...

December 14, 2018

Canada caught between 2 powers, feeling alone in the world

First U.S. President Donald Trump attacked Canada on trade. Then Saudi Arabia punished it for speaking up for human rights.

December 14, 2018

Japan begins reclamation at disputed US base despite protest

Japan's central government started main reclamation work Friday at a disputed U.S. military base relocation site on the ...

December 14, 2018

Japan's 'tankan' economic survey shows sentiment flat

A key quarterly economic survey released Friday by the Bank of Japan shows sentiment among large manufacturers remained ...

December 14, 2018

Starbucks to expand delivery in US, China

Starbucks is expanding delivery to more stores in the U.S. and China as it tries to accelerate growth in those two markets.

December 14, 2018

UN climate talks inch forward, appear headed for overtime

Agreement on the fine print of the Paris climate accord drew closer Thursday, three years after countries sealed the landmark ...

December 13, 2018

Apple to build new Austin hub, expand in other tech hotbeds

Apple plans to build a $1 billion campus in Austin, Texas, that will create at least 5,000 jobs ranging from engineers to ...

December 13, 2018

Trump's new Africa strategy takes sharp aim at China, Russia

The Trump administration on Thursday announced a sharp refocus of its Africa strategy to counter what it called the ...

December 13, 2018

Pentagon: NKorea slow to negotiate over US war remains

Months after the White House raised hopes for bringing home thousands of U.S. battlefield remains from North Korea, the ...

December 13, 2018

Detention of Canadians raises stakes in China-US-Canada row

China confirmed Thursday that it has detained two Canadian men, raising the stakes in a three-way dispute over a Chinese ...

December 13, 2018

Photos from Japan space rovers show rocky asteroid surface

Japan's space agency says more than 200 photos taken by two small rovers on an asteroid show no signs of a smooth area for ...

December 13, 2018

Police confirm arrest of Chinese photographer, wife says

Police have confirmed they have arrested a prominent Chinese photographer who had been missing more than a month, his wife ...